Drama Has To Stop !!

[Gerry Zagorski]

Need to clear the air about all the drama that seems to be taking place here in the fresh water section, both on posts and in PMs. I know it's been a long winter and with all the people that are now posting here there are bound to be issues and personality conflicts. I feel and I'm sure you all do as well, that the bad outweighs the good, however the negativity I've seen and the back and forth bickering has me concerned. Someone posts something up and there is a trail of negativity about questioning this or that.

I really have no time or patience to deal with drama, personalities, jealousy or negativity.... It sucks the life out of me and brings down the site and the people who want to post here. It takes what we all enjoy and makes it just another stress point in our lives. This sort of behavior will not be tolerated... If you even approach or cross over the line you will be banned from the site PERIOD.

I'm more concerned about the quality, not the quantity of people who post here. That is a choice I made a long time ago and what I believe makes it better for everyone involved here in the long run.

[FASTEDDIE29]

I'm sorry for any negative statements or problems I may have caused. I don't remember this much drama going on a year ago, or even this past fall, early winter. It's a phenomenal site in my book and I LOVE IT!!! Again, I apologize for any actions and statements that may have offended fellow NJF'ers.

TIGHT LINEZ DUDEZ!!!!!!!!

KEEP CALM and FISH ON!!!!!!!!!!! YEA BUDDY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[15FOOTER]

I second Eddies statements. IM SORRY...I caught fish yesterday so ill be sane till next Monday lol. Looking forward to posting lots of positive stuff!!

[kmaty]

No offense but i highly recommend this be put in the saltwater section to! If you wana see drama and crying and boo hooing say Regulations! This freshwater form is what really keeps me around and gets me through my day!

[Kamil88]

Great site people need to relax and communicate with others to expand their knowledge on fishing.Glad I found out about this place thanks for setting up my account Gerry.

[catfishonthelake]

Sorry for any hard feelings I caused. Things definitely got a little out of hand on that thread. Not sure what else has been going on since I haven't been here that often, but I'm going to take responsibility for my part. I reached out to Eddie the next day to make sure all was cool and that the next time I see him in the parking lot of MY Shop-Rite that we can clog a whole lane in the parking lot again while we talk about fishing instead of having him trying to run me over with his cart.

[jimcnj]

Please don't create private boards.
Keep the Internet free and open.
Ban people via IP address if they violate rules.
This site has helped me a lot fishing the local mud holes with my daughter
(you will see us pulling out trout,sunnies and bass in the Cranford area).
Without the advice here, we might have given up.
Lurkers aren't bad people. they are just shy.

[Tightlines74]

Originally Posted by jimcnj

Please don't create private boards.
Keep the Internet free and open.
Ban people via IP address if they violate rules.
This site has helped me a lot fishing the local mud holes with my daughter
(you will see us pulling out trout,sunnies and bass in the Cranford area).
Without the advice here, we might have given up.
Lurkers aren't bad people. they are just shy.

I can relate to this post completely. With family, work, etc there are people who don't have as much time to fish as they would like (like me) or are newbies to fishing ( my son other then LMB and trout) who gain valuable knowledge here and because of circumstances don't have as much to contribute as some of the main posters here who have more time and experience.

Keep the Internet free and open.
Ban people via IP address if they violate rules.

Thank you!!

[jimmythegreek]

Lets put this thread to bed please..........no offense to anyone, its just that the majority of the posts in this thread have nothing to do with why this was started, and who it was targeted at. thankx